Alfred Hirsch was born in Bremen in 1973.
He studied design but had to cut his studies short in 2001 due to a
serious rheumatic illness. Since then he has been living in less
stressful surroundings in a quiet suburb. After much hard work in his
home studio, it was in this setting that his debut album Motivation was
created. It is an assortment of eleven instrumental tracks,
encompassing the genres of jazz, funk and pop. These together create a
headstrong, melodic fusion in a previously unheard style yet one which
is typical of Alfred Hirsch. He calls his music “Chillout Jazz”
The harmonica is the integral part of his music, alongside the acoustic
guitar and electronic rhythms. However, Alfred Hirsch does not just
play any old harmonica, but in fact plays a harmonica which he
developed himself, known as the “
diminished harp”.
It is a specially tuned, diatonic harmonica with additional reeds and
an unmistakable tone. This harmonica is in the league of virtuosos and
the stylistically brilliant.
Diminished Harmonicas are built by Seydel. You can find them
here.
Alfred Hirsch was born in Bremen in 1973.
He studied design but had to cut his studies short in 2001 due to a
serious rheumatic illness. Since then he has been living in less
stressful surroundings in a quiet suburb. After much hard work in his
home studio, it was in this setting that his debut album Motivation was
created. It is an assortment of eleven instrumental tracks,
encompassing the genres of jazz, funk and pop. These together create a
headstrong, melodic fusion in a previously unheard style yet one which
is typical of Alfred Hirsch. He calls his music “Chillout Jazz”
The harmonica is the integral part of his music, alongside the acoustic
guitar and electronic rhythms. However, Alfred Hirsch does not just
play any old harmonica, but in fact plays a harmonica which he
developed himself, known as the “
diminished harp”.
It is a specially tuned, diatonic harmonica with additional reeds and
an unmistakable tone. This harmonica is in the league of virtuosos and
the stylistically brilliant.
Diminished Harmonicas are built by Seydel. You can find them
here.
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